It is true. Birds of the same feathers surely do flock together. It is a clichéd phrase, which made me hate my elementary school English lessons as the teacher attempted to force it down.
But little did I know then that its reality is a continuous un-erasable footprint on the walk that is human life.
St Peter’s Church Kamuli, near Kireka, is located in a budding residential hub, with many people having migrated of recent. The sight of luxury German-made cars exiting 3metre-high gates are slowly becoming an ordinary sight.
The makeshift Liberty Worship Centre, whose Pastor, Imelda Namutebi, drives a Hummer. Her flock are said to tithe religiously...
On a usual Sunday, the church’s parking lot will average between five to seven cars during each service. The cars however, are not driven in by your 30-year-old; rather, it’s the older ages that you will see driving in, dressed in kanzus, suits, and, busuutis. The congregation members are similar; with most of the flock above 30.
Modesty is fully in reign, both in the way the service is conducted and in dressing. There is no technology “extreme-make-over”. The church uses an ancient British organ to back up the congregation or choir as they recite a hymn. Modesty is also fully exhibited by the youth’s dressing, especially the teens and 20-something year-olds.
There is hardly any flamboyance or effort to make a fashion overstatement detected. You will hardly notice a girl dressed in pants. Instead, ankle length skirts and dresses make a rich presence. Jeans for the boys are also a rare sight and on the whole, there’s an effort to keep the meet as formal and as revered as possible.
The case for St Peter’s Church reveals a clear level of coherence for the class of people that attend the church. This sort of classification is however not exclusive to the church above alone.
There is a trend of church classification where people of a certain class and taste will overlook the churches right outside their homes and prefer other churches that match their “class or tastes”. read more
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
When class defines church
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